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WATERBy Joey Hunter and Sean Fagan
People There's a problem
And it is simply that there isn't enough clean water
to go around for everyone……..
•In Africa families average 1 gallon of water a day.
•While in Los Angeles
Families average 130 gallons of water a day.
And poor people pay 20% 0f their income to water
5/10 people die from water
related diseases in Africa
And if they have water……..
Its Dirty and filled with diseases
The diseases in water can be……
• Cholera
• E Coli
• Parasite worms
• Amoebas
People are Dying from this
Half the hospital beds around the
world are filled with people that have a
water borne Illness.
And every 8 seconds someone dies from a water
borne illness
And these are the people being affected
We are using to much Water!
• The average washing machine takes over 100 Liters to run one load.
• A new a pair of sneakers uses 1,274 gallons of water.• Chairs take 11,000 gallons to produce.• A New car takes 39,000 Gallons to produce.• A Yacht takes millions of gallons to Produce.
And its only going to get worse
Many cities will simply dry up by 2030.
As water usage is increasing faster than population……
But you can make a change.
You can donate to the following charities
•Charity: Water
•Global Water
•The Water Project
•Life Straw
You can also…•Install low flow faucets
•Convert Your Toilets to low flow Option
•Check your plumbing for cracks our breaks
•Cover your pools when you aren't using them
•Use Energy Star appliances
You can make a Difference!
You can help these people
Bibliography
Works Cited "40 Shocking Facts about Water." Matador Network. Web. 06 Apr.
2012. <http://matadornetwork.com/change/40-shocking-facts-about-water/>.
Kostigen, Thomas. The Green Blue Book: The Simple Water-savings Guide to Everything in Your Life. [Emmaus, Pa.]: Rodale, 2010. Print. "Powering a Global Community Creating Safe Drinking Water for the
World | Blue Planet Network." Powering a Global Community Creating Safe Drinking Water for the World. Web. 06 Apr. 2012.
<http://blueplanetnetwork.org/>. Swanson, Peter. Water a Drop of Life. Hiverson: Creative, 2001. Print.
"Water." Business Insider. Web. 06 Apr. 2012. <http://www.businessinsider.com/category/water>.